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Meeting set to discuss redevelopment of Longworth site in Chelsea

The Chelsea City Council and Downtown Development Authority will host an open house on April 29 at 6 p.m. to discuss the redevelopment of the Longworth Building and surrounding property on Jackson Street.

In addition, there will be a meeting at 7 p.m. to discuss the concept drawings at The Depot, 125 Jackson St.

About seven years ago, David Longworth decided to close Longworth Plating, according to a press release from the city. In December 2008, the DDA purchased the property, and A. R. Brouwer was hired to prepare a preliminary estimate to renovate the existing buildings, which ranged from $l.6 million to $1.8 million.

Landscape Architect and planner Howard Deardorff, who designed the downtown renovation in 1991, was hired to develop plans for the area.